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the federal government. the president talked about all the resources that are going to be put into play here. >> we were able to get military transport planes to move assets, personnel to speed up the process of getting power up and running as soon as possible. we have emergency generators. we've got a navy ship that has helicopters that can help to move assets around the state as well. >> cenk: well, that does seem like a lot of federal resources. do you remember when president obama had a comment you didn't build that, and the republicans lost their mind. let's remind you. >> obama: somebody helped to create this unbelievable system that we have to help you thrive. somebody invested in roads and bridges. if you have a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. >> cenk: well, after sandy, when you talk about the jersey shore or a lot of other places, you can fairly say you didn't rebuild that. the federal government will re rebuild that. will the republicans say hey i don't want the mo
the federal government. the president talked about all the resources that are going to be put into play here. >> we were able to get military transport planes to move assets, personnel to speed up the process of getting power up and running as soon as possible. we have emergency generators. we've got a navy ship that has helicopters that can help to move assets around the state as well. >> cenk: well, that does seem like a lot of federal resources. do you remember when president...
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government to be there. especially in your times of need, when you are most vulnerable. you try telling people in new jersey and connecticut and maryland and places that have been dramatically affected by hurricane sandy, you try telling them that they are on their own and that they shouldn't expect or shouldn't ask the federal government to help them not only help rebuild their lives but rebuild their communities. that's not going to fly. >> well, victoria, jonathan, thank you so much for your time tonight. >> thanks a lot, rev. >>> coming up, mitt romney's hit-and-run with the truth. do republicans really think they can get away with this right before election day? not a chance. >> the president talked about romnesia. well, it's contagious. congressman ryan's caught it. >> plus, we'll expose the dirty treks campaign against the president. some hateful language can show up on your cell phone. and the guy whose fingerprint was all over florida's 2000 fiasco is back and trying to support the vote in 2012 is a
government to be there. especially in your times of need, when you are most vulnerable. you try telling people in new jersey and connecticut and maryland and places that have been dramatically affected by hurricane sandy, you try telling them that they are on their own and that they shouldn't expect or shouldn't ask the federal government to help them not only help rebuild their lives but rebuild their communities. that's not going to fly. >> well, victoria, jonathan, thank you so much...
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kennedy school of government. this is just under an hour. >> i'm a member of the faculty here at the kennedy school at a romani school of business and government. it's a pleasure to welcome all of you to this year's lecture, which is funded by nasd, which is now in the, the private broker of the u.s. industry. the focus is on financial regulation and each year we have had a leading public official responsible in some ways for u.s. regulation. this year, our speaker is a tiny bit of a stretch, but not really much at all. ed haldeman was ceo of freddie mac from a 2009 to just a few months ago. while in that role, ed was not really a formal regulator. he was responsible for running a very large public financial institution. freddie mac and its sibling, fannie mae are what are called government-sponsored entities, gics. for years described as private companies at the public mission of supporting housing or more simply, as mixed public-private enterprises. but in september 2008, both institutions failed financially. th
kennedy school of government. this is just under an hour. >> i'm a member of the faculty here at the kennedy school at a romani school of business and government. it's a pleasure to welcome all of you to this year's lecture, which is funded by nasd, which is now in the, the private broker of the u.s. industry. the focus is on financial regulation and each year we have had a leading public official responsible in some ways for u.s. regulation. this year, our speaker is a tiny bit of a...
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the federal government has a large program, particularly in the next few weeks, and so any governor of either party should treat the president with respect, and i can tell you when we dealt with bp oil spill and this administration, if we thought the administration or the government was not doing something well, we didn't go out and say it on television. we took it up with them quietly and said look, we think this is a problem. we think this needs to be changed. so it would be really bad governance for any governor to be poking their finger in the eye of the administration when they have to rely on the administration, and so i think chris christie did exactly what he ought to be doing. he's doing what the people of new jersey elected him to do. >> greta: what advice politically do you have for governor romney as the topic is being changed due to the storm? >> well, for me, i would sta sao stay as closely exphitted to clr campaign and stay from getting in the way. nobody wants that, but there are lots of places in the country that are not affected by this. he is very right everywhere he
the federal government has a large program, particularly in the next few weeks, and so any governor of either party should treat the president with respect, and i can tell you when we dealt with bp oil spill and this administration, if we thought the administration or the government was not doing something well, we didn't go out and say it on television. we took it up with them quietly and said look, we think this is a problem. we think this needs to be changed. so it would be really bad...
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the frame is about government as the lead rather than government as the facilitator. so we're trying to work with our customers in those cities where we see receptive ears, and we think the leaders of those cities are hungry for really profound change in the way the city operates and the city manages its business. still the exception, but some of them are not the usual suspects. so chattanooga, you know, not the city on the that you would expect on the left bank or otherwise. but they have decided to make the investment in the building out broadband to every building in the city, and they're now seeing the economic benefits of that. it was an investment, it was not just the city government out of city budget, it was through other vehicles, so they were smart about the investment strategy. but one of the things we've discovered is that, you know, connecting the dots is hard. it's not something that government workers are accustomed to doing. so this is one reason why things get siloed very quickly. you may be seeing that in detroit. so getting people to break down the
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versus small government here, right? >> well, i think so. i think the fact is that an event like sandy so much bigger than any one state or even any group of states to deal with, it's a silent testimony to the need and the value of a federal government because only the federal government has the kind of wherewithal to deal with it. look what happens in new york city. the corps of engineers has the to try to pump out the subways and the basements. you don't hear about the corps of engineers. the u.s. army corps of engineers running around the streets of manhattan. somebody has to pay for the corps of engineers. we need the corps of engineers all over the country and that's something that the government has done from the beginning of the constitution -- you know, from the time we ratified the constitution. >> i'd say it demonstrate it is need for an effective federal government, not necessarily a big one. >> i don't disagree with you, s.e. take care. >> that's krystal. >> that's something i would say! >> we have been waiti
versus small government here, right? >> well, i think so. i think the fact is that an event like sandy so much bigger than any one state or even any group of states to deal with, it's a silent testimony to the need and the value of a federal government because only the federal government has the kind of wherewithal to deal with it. look what happens in new york city. the corps of engineers has the to try to pump out the subways and the basements. you don't hear about the corps of...
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government way back. folks in new jersey as ron allen said, what they need is federal money to not only clean up initially, have their needs met in the short term, but there's this question of rebuilding. it was governor christie who said we have to get the army corps of engineers in here, think about restructuring and building differently. this becomes a real infrastructure issue which is something the president has talked about on the campaign trail. >> in fact, chris christie, so critical of the president, really sharply, painfully critical in appearances, some would say went overboard. some republicans must be uncomfortable with how effusively he was praising the president in his interviews with brian williams and in public statements. at the same time, it's not only that mitt romney is a small government guy, it's mitt romney during the republican primary debate, when he specifically in answers criticized fema and said it should be a state and local responsibility. >> right. i think he gets also the
government way back. folks in new jersey as ron allen said, what they need is federal money to not only clean up initially, have their needs met in the short term, but there's this question of rebuilding. it was governor christie who said we have to get the army corps of engineers in here, think about restructuring and building differently. this becomes a real infrastructure issue which is something the president has talked about on the campaign trail. >> in fact, chris christie, so...
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it can be replaced if we understand that government has a role in our lives. government has to be the key factor in helping that effort, that recovery effort. >> let's talk about that effort. let me go to david corn. it seems to me that fema, there was a judgment made way back when in the '70s that government needs to be united. one focus by one man or woman, this guy, fugate's got to be good. you need like a baseball team, you need a manager, somebody to call the shots. >> and we see with more extreme weather happening in the last few years, it's more necessary to have a national, federalized approach, particularly in the planning and in the research, and tracking storms. that can't be done by 50 different states. i thought the president today was very smart when he spoke up in new jersey with governor christie. he thanked the congressional delegate for voting for fema funds. something that, of course, mitt romney -- >> well, anybody -- here's where it happens. the president this morning toured that devastation down in jersey with governor chris christie. aft
it can be replaced if we understand that government has a role in our lives. government has to be the key factor in helping that effort, that recovery effort. >> let's talk about that effort. let me go to david corn. it seems to me that fema, there was a judgment made way back when in the '70s that government needs to be united. one focus by one man or woman, this guy, fugate's got to be good. you need like a baseball team, you need a manager, somebody to call the shots. >> and we...
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it shows the federal government doing something to help people. that's an argument that he's been trying to make with voters general low. and, you know, chris christie may well face a re-election fight next year for governor against newark mayor cory booker. it's probably helpful for governor christie as well. the only person it's not helpful for is maybe governor romney to have one of his chief surrogates out there touring today with the president. >> somebody we should remind people that this was the keynote speaker at the republican national convention who had some choice words for the president at that time. and reid, it's also getting a lot of attention and people are raising eyebrows because michael bloomberg essentially said to the president we're really busy here, new jersey can speak for the region and there's no need for you to come to new york city. what do you think that's about? >> well, i think that's about recovering from the storm. it is real difficult for any white house -- or any city that's been hit boy a storm to deal with a mo
it shows the federal government doing something to help people. that's an argument that he's been trying to make with voters general low. and, you know, chris christie may well face a re-election fight next year for governor against newark mayor cory booker. it's probably helpful for governor christie as well. the only person it's not helpful for is maybe governor romney to have one of his chief surrogates out there touring today with the president. >> somebody we should remind people...
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the insurance company is the first to pay but they can be reimbursed by the federal government depending on what kind of damage you have and what you are eligible for. >> how long does it take? >> often times it takes weeks or a month or so to work with fema to figure out what is covered and what is not. >> if your house is flooded you have to wait until the insurance conductor comes out to assess before you can start to rebuild? >> usually within 72-hours you will get the visit from the fema inspector and insurance adjust tore. you figure out who is paying for what to make sure you are covered to see who your contact will be. >> do you recommend that they rebuild their house get the water out? where do they do? what do they do? >> water is the biggest problem. the longer water stays in your house the most chance you have to have mold and those kind of problems. get any wet materials out of the house and make sure mold is not setting in. you can work on the longer term repairs. >> it will be a long process. thank you so much for your insight. tom lewis thank you for being here. >> it is
the insurance company is the first to pay but they can be reimbursed by the federal government depending on what kind of damage you have and what you are eligible for. >> how long does it take? >> often times it takes weeks or a month or so to work with fema to figure out what is covered and what is not. >> if your house is flooded you have to wait until the insurance conductor comes out to assess before you can start to rebuild? >> usually within 72-hours you will get...
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i'm going to need a lot of help from the federal government, the state government, the local government, the individuals in our community, professionals that certainly know a lot more than myself. because we're going to be going basically from the ground up. seaside heights as it was known before will never be known that way again. >> i understand there were rescue efforts under way as of earlier today. can you give us the latest on that? >> yes. most of the rescues we've gotten out just about everybody that we can at this point in time. we feel like that we've gotten everybody that's wanted to go out. some people waited until a very, very late date and we got some very special people over here that have done a wonderful job, volunteers that want to do nothing more than just help, put their own life on the line to just help these people, and we're very grateful to have individuals like that. so our rescue is just about, i'd say about 98% complete. >> mayor, my thoughts and prayers as are the thoughts and prayers of so many are with you and your community right now. i wish you the best.
i'm going to need a lot of help from the federal government, the state government, the local government, the individuals in our community, professionals that certainly know a lot more than myself. because we're going to be going basically from the ground up. seaside heights as it was known before will never be known that way again. >> i understand there were rescue efforts under way as of earlier today. can you give us the latest on that? >> yes. most of the rescues we've gotten out...
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government's not going to come and baby sit you, and the idea some people think government's going to provide their day care, their health care, their dental care, their housing. government overpromises and underdelivers. they bankrupted social security and medicare, and i would bet obama care goes bankrupt over time. >> so a couple of things. remember governor romney is called governor for a reason. he was governor of massachusetts. he knows something about how the federal and state relationship works. there's nobody in washington who could look at this program with a straight face and say there couldn't be improvements made to it. let's see how we can get people -- get money to the people faster. in fact, president obama himself said that today. he instructed the federal government no red tape, no bureaucracy, so i think that that is a little bit preposterous to hang that on mitt romney. one of the first things he did, romney, was to say send out an e-mail to people who had donated to his campaign saying we don't need your resources at this moment. give to the red cross or check on
government's not going to come and baby sit you, and the idea some people think government's going to provide their day care, their health care, their dental care, their housing. government overpromises and underdelivers. they bankrupted social security and medicare, and i would bet obama care goes bankrupt over time. >> so a couple of things. remember governor romney is called governor for a reason. he was governor of massachusetts. he knows something about how the federal and state...
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they also said that they would be asking for more protection from the government. we know the calls for more security were not heeded. also important to note, though, that the cable says that the intel was unclear about whether or not there were direct threats to american interests. i just got off the phone with the republican senator lindsey graham who says he was aware after the fact of the emergency meeting in benghazi. he said this shows to him that the administration knew this storm was brewing out there and didn't do enough to stop it. he also tied it directly to the super storm sandy we have been dealing with here in the u.s. senator graham telling me, "i appreciate the president calling chris christie three or four times. where is his commitment to getting the truth on libya?" he went on to accuse president of showing half-hearted attempt to get to the bottom of the story. the charge coming on the same day that the president was in new jersey getting up close view of the devastation from sandy. >> he has sprung in to action immediately. >> warm words presid
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he instructed the federal government no red tape or bureaucracy. it is preposterous to try to hang that on mitt romney. one of the first things he said. people who donated to his campaign. we don't need your resoues at this moment. give to the red cross or check on your neighbors . where do they start being political. on saturday the federal government put out a statement about the storm, it uses campaign language lean forward which happens to be a competitive net word. i could not believe that someone in the white house office approved a message like this. >> steve: the president used those words when he appeared in the red cross yesterday. it would be interesting when he is tagging on whether members of the press corp will be with him. i wonder if he will worry questions that asked about lib yampt don't bet on it. what is causing the big storm that has wreaked such devastation on the northeast. according to al gore, the guy behoinvented the internet went on his personal web page said it is the climate crise yis global warming. >> eric: he has to
he instructed the federal government no red tape or bureaucracy. it is preposterous to try to hang that on mitt romney. one of the first things he said. people who donated to his campaign. we don't need your resoues at this moment. give to the red cross or check on your neighbors . where do they start being political. on saturday the federal government put out a statement about the storm, it uses campaign language lean forward which happens to be a competitive net word. i could not believe that...
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the federal government is crucial. i got that. i have that. this big old expensive government. let me tell you something. you're not going to ever sell that to me. i don't care how much power we don't have. >> but i may sell its two of you independence. lou: we are going to us see how this plays out. you will continue the convertion with these very same three people. up next, one viewers fears that hurricane center will provide cover for benghazi and the cover-up. the "a-team" has to dispense with the politics and now we will get to it. we're right back. ♪ seems they haven't been moving much lately. but things are starting to turn around because of business people like you. and regions is here to help. with the experience and service to keep things rolling. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america
the federal government is crucial. i got that. i have that. this big old expensive government. let me tell you something. you're not going to ever sell that to me. i don't care how much power we don't have. >> but i may sell its two of you independence. lou: we are going to us see how this plays out. you will continue the convertion with these very same three people. up next, one viewers fears that hurricane center will provide cover for benghazi and the cover-up. the "a-team"...
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government's not going to come and baby sit you, and the idea some people think government's going to provide their day care, their health care, their dental care, their housing. government overpromises and underdelivers. they bankrupted social security and medicare, and i would bet obama care goes bankrupt over time. >> so a couple of things. remember governor romney is called governor for a reason. he was governor of massachusetts. he knows something about how the federal and state relationship works. there's nobody in washington who could look at this program with a straight face and say there couldn't be improvements made to it. let's see how we can get people -- get money to the people faster. in fact, president obama himself said that today. he instructed the federal government no red tape, no bureaucracy, so i think that that is a little bit preposterous to hang that on mitt romney. one of the first things he did, romney, was to say send out an e-mail to people who had donated to his campaign saying we don't need your resources at this moment. give to the red cross or check on
government's not going to come and baby sit you, and the idea some people think government's going to provide their day care, their health care, their dental care, their housing. government overpromises and underdelivers. they bankrupted social security and medicare, and i would bet obama care goes bankrupt over time. >> so a couple of things. remember governor romney is called governor for a reason. he was governor of massachusetts. he knows something about how the federal and state...
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. >> my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy, no red tape. get resources where they're needed as fast as possible, as hard as possible. >> the president will survey storm damage with republican chris christie who with presidential politics hanging in the balance has had nothing but praise for the federal government and the president. >> the president has been outstanding in this. the president has been all over this. he deserves great credit. he's been incredibly supportive and helpful to our state and not once did he bring up the election. >> among the issues christie plans to bring up, what he said, is how to rebuild a more weather proof jersey shore. >> one of the things i'll be talking to the president about tomorrow is bringing the army corps in immediately to talk to us about the best way to rebuild the jersey shore. >> new york governor andrew cuomo told brian williams last night that extreme weather is forcing his state and himself to rethink how it rebuilds infrastructure and how it does rebuild the transportation system. >> we have
. >> my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy, no red tape. get resources where they're needed as fast as possible, as hard as possible. >> the president will survey storm damage with republican chris christie who with presidential politics hanging in the balance has had nothing but praise for the federal government and the president. >> the president has been outstanding in this. the president has been all over this. he deserves great credit. he's been incredibly...
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he looked deeply in command of a lot of facts about how the federal government could help. i mean, this was no -- you're doing a good job moment. i mean, it was just the opposite. >> doing your job, you'll get a great deal of credit. that's not what's driving this election. that's not what this election is about. you still have obama who is upside down on job recruitment along the economy, upside down on job recruitment on spending and you have mitt romney leading on the economy on spending, on jobs and who can get things done. that's not going to change with a couple of events today. i think what's more important is what's going to happen with those jobs numbers on friday to kind of crystallize this campaign. but the reason why we're seeing the models the way we are, is intensity of republicans is so much higher than democrats. that's not going to change with today's event. >> i was stunned, you tell me whether you buy into this or not. gallup ran a poll that says those who already voted, romney is ahead 42 -- i beg your pardon. 52-45. the whole obama strategy, as i unders
he looked deeply in command of a lot of facts about how the federal government could help. i mean, this was no -- you're doing a good job moment. i mean, it was just the opposite. >> doing your job, you'll get a great deal of credit. that's not what's driving this election. that's not what this election is about. you still have obama who is upside down on job recruitment along the economy, upside down on job recruitment on spending and you have mitt romney leading on the economy on...
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when the government gives you cash, you almost don't care what happens to it because the government is not a customer. it is going to give you the cash whether you use it properly or not. charles: particularly, if you also know more cash is coming. >> right, right, but if you are in the real marketplace where you have to get money for real investors like you do for your clients, you are going to monitor how every penny is spent. stated differently, the government has no business putting its thumb in the scale and choosing winners and losers in the marketplace. we have been through this odd infinitum. it simply doesn't work. it does create cash flow. it does create the movement of cash for people close to the event. but no investor would invest the type of -- would invest his or her own money and get the meager return that the government got. only the government would be happy with that kind of return. >> the thing that startles me about the campaign is i think your argument is a fair and reasonable one, yet it is one that governor romney and his team have not made. charles: they referr
when the government gives you cash, you almost don't care what happens to it because the government is not a customer. it is going to give you the cash whether you use it properly or not. charles: particularly, if you also know more cash is coming. >> right, right, but if you are in the real marketplace where you have to get money for real investors like you do for your clients, you are going to monitor how every penny is spent. stated differently, the government has no business putting...
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conservatives who are supportive of the government. i remember as a child my mother jane wyman, we used to go back to the werey shore and spend the summer with her agent. i cry when i are see what happened back there. why they think we conservatives would attack the president of the united states at this tragic time shows what the left is and where they are coming froth this time. they make politics out of everything. i wonder if they pen pray. megyn: i don't know. you hate to see something like sandy turn political. the president -- when in new york and new jersey and connecticut, we need his help, we need some help from the federal government. i don't know. you would think people would want help from whoever is willing to gift whether it's governor romney at a rally getting private citizens to help or barack obama using some of the power of the federal government. >> mitt romney pulled himself off the campaign trail. did a fundraising events and got food to send to the victims of sandy. he's together best he can. he's not president o
conservatives who are supportive of the government. i remember as a child my mother jane wyman, we used to go back to the werey shore and spend the summer with her agent. i cry when i are see what happened back there. why they think we conservatives would attack the president of the united states at this tragic time shows what the left is and where they are coming froth this time. they make politics out of everything. i wonder if they pen pray. megyn: i don't know. you hate to see something...
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there is no unified government. there is the capacity issue with an government. they are thinking how do i get a job within the city? the city will not be able to harness the talent that is there that would give the city to the next place. how are we going to bring them into the process sitting where they are in universities and the private sector that are dynamic and interested in the city of the future? the city has to collaborate, at a harness that talent pool and give them the resources where is necessary. the city has the legitimization to say you are now the agent of change. it used to be the department of x and now it is another. this is hard to have. this might be years away. these are the years between now and when the city is strong enough to do it. this is part of the reinvention process, a figure out which types of public/private partnerships are possible. we have seen really interesting ways of inventing the process of partnering that do not involve giving away public assets and public goods. >> the other thing, some structural changes will to the ma
there is no unified government. there is the capacity issue with an government. they are thinking how do i get a job within the city? the city will not be able to harness the talent that is there that would give the city to the next place. how are we going to bring them into the process sitting where they are in universities and the private sector that are dynamic and interested in the city of the future? the city has to collaborate, at a harness that talent pool and give them the resources...
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the federal government will be open tomorrow. employees still have the option for unscheduled leave or you can telework. you can find more information on the cancellations and information scrolling at the bottom of your screen. >>> the latest on the power outages. dominion virginia has gotten about 100,000 customers back online since the worst of the outages. they now have about 45,700 customers in the dark. pepco and bge have about 2,700 customers without power. >>> people who live in montgomery county are also recovering from this storm. officials say they were prepared for the worst, but fortunately the worst did not happen. fox 5's bob barnard has the story. >> reporter: about the worst we've seen is what happened here on glenn cove parkway in bethesda. part of a hollow red maple fell onto the house, another crashing into the car parked out front. this is why so many of us feared what sand would bring and yet there's a pal -- sandy would bring and yet there's a palpable sense of relief at least here in montgomery county. >> w
the federal government will be open tomorrow. employees still have the option for unscheduled leave or you can telework. you can find more information on the cancellations and information scrolling at the bottom of your screen. >>> the latest on the power outages. dominion virginia has gotten about 100,000 customers back online since the worst of the outages. they now have about 45,700 customers in the dark. pepco and bge have about 2,700 customers without power. >>> people...
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if there is not a profit in changing the natural gas, government will not do it. it will not lose money to change their natural power plant to natural gas. there would have political fights. i really think it is a sad day, because america need stood mitt that climate change is real and we just do not have the money to do it. i do not have the answers, but think it is ignorant to ignore it. host: that is john in new mexico. the presidential candidates were sidelined from the storm with six days to go before next tuesday's election. here's the headline -- romney balances sympathy and politics. here's what he had to say at that rally yesterday. >> appreciate that people in dayton got up this morning. someone went to the grocery store and purchased things at these families will need. i appreciate your generosity. as part of the american spirit, the american way to give to people who are in need, in your generosity this morning touches my heart. and i appreciate what you have done. we have a lot of goods here, and i know there is more coming in and we will box these th
if there is not a profit in changing the natural gas, government will not do it. it will not lose money to change their natural power plant to natural gas. there would have political fights. i really think it is a sad day, because america need stood mitt that climate change is real and we just do not have the money to do it. i do not have the answers, but think it is ignorant to ignore it. host: that is john in new mexico. the presidential candidates were sidelined from the storm with six days...
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they need to hands the aftermath of the storm, for the government to get to people their needs. the president also visited fema ahead of the storm's landfall with that same message. this reminder, he's leaving for new jersey and the meeting with the governor and mayor of atlantic city in the next hour. we'll bring that to you right here on msnbc. the impact of all of this, people still waking up in the dark and that could go on for days. this is a big reality that so many are living with right now. more than six million people still without power in almost 20 states. we have a by the numbers breakdown by state. now, from maine to maryland, new hampshire to north carolina, even in illinois the most affected by far new jersey with more than two million people still without electric. we'll update these numbers for you as soon as we get them. look at the swath of that map there, it gives you an idea of how many people impacted by this an so many people just doing what they can to get by right now. we want to show you live pictures coming into us from down south in tampa, florida. fo
they need to hands the aftermath of the storm, for the government to get to people their needs. the president also visited fema ahead of the storm's landfall with that same message. this reminder, he's leaving for new jersey and the meeting with the governor and mayor of atlantic city in the next hour. we'll bring that to you right here on msnbc. the impact of all of this, people still waking up in the dark and that could go on for days. this is a big reality that so many are living with right...
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. >> the message to the government with no bureaucracy, no red tape get resources to where they are needed. >> mitt mitt romney. >> part of the american spirit. >> luckily nobody was injured reporting from the lower west side, chris welsh. >> we are seeing some unbelievable images. the destruction take a look at this picture. you are going to see a house. these both fell on this house in new jersey with these entire route system that was totally toppled over this is from jersey city. the floors are littered with items the water has receded but you can see the damage. and in nearby, hoboken and new jersey the residence at an apartment building gathered around. just one outlet for all of them with no electricity until monday. and that was hoboken. across the river, this is in brooklyn. look at the top of that car. 6 ft. of flood water. some portions of york it is proceeding at this point but look at those cars. you must think that it is unbelievable. this super storm. >>pam: id batter the east coast and even blizzards' today many of the airports it is still shut it down. dozens of flights we
. >> the message to the government with no bureaucracy, no red tape get resources to where they are needed. >> mitt mitt romney. >> part of the american spirit. >> luckily nobody was injured reporting from the lower west side, chris welsh. >> we are seeing some unbelievable images. the destruction take a look at this picture. you are going to see a house. these both fell on this house in new jersey with these entire route system that was totally toppled over this...
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any time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> reporter: romney wouldn't answer questions about that. >> governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> reporter: with canceled events, the campaign continues. bill clinton led a rally in indianapolis that appeared entirely political. with a race this close, not even a storm of the century can bring the campaign to a halt. jonathan karl, abc news, kettering, ohio. cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan
any time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that's the right direction. and if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better. >> reporter: romney wouldn't answer questions about that. >> governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> reporter: with canceled events, the campaign continues. bill clinton led a rally in indianapolis that appeared entirely political....
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government collapse or have the iranian government capitulate. i think our goals are pretty well defined. we want iran to stop enriching uranium to a higher degree that can be used for a nuclear weapon, period. and i think that's very achievable. part of the problem is iran's supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei, like ken said, is inflexible. he's even more inflexible than khomeini was, and there are indications that his advisers including within the revolutionary guards are not happy with him. he's been criticized even publicly for his decisions and style of rule. and when we look at the islamic republic, this is not a system that's different than the other authoritarian regimes that have been overthrown in the middle east. it is corrupt, it denies its people basic rights, social, political and economic, it discriminates against half of the population, women, and it's actually making life much more difficult for them. these are things that matter. these are things that create dissatisfaction among iranians with the regime. so when the islamic repu
government collapse or have the iranian government capitulate. i think our goals are pretty well defined. we want iran to stop enriching uranium to a higher degree that can be used for a nuclear weapon, period. and i think that's very achievable. part of the problem is iran's supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei, like ken said, is inflexible. he's even more inflexible than khomeini was, and there are indications that his advisers including within the revolutionary guards are not happy with him....
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it is our view of government and the governments role in everyday society. i believe in a smaller and limited government that allows the states and local government to thrive and to shine. about unfunded mandates and decisions made in washington that will affect the way businesses operate here in illinois. that is the public policy agenda that i learned from my dad growing up watching him. it can adversely effect and create jobs. how many say that we need new jobs, we need to grow our economy? frankly, government has to stop getting in the way so that we can create those jobs and grow this economy and get this unemployment rate back down. >> how much state rights go when it comes to the 10th amendment? gill: i think it's very important, but it needs to be balanced. occasionally there is a time for uncle sam to get involved in situations. i find it interesting this year you're discussing. mr. davis, nine days ago you asked uncle sam to get involved by amending the constitution, of all things. amending it to make it to define marriage as between one man one wo
it is our view of government and the governments role in everyday society. i believe in a smaller and limited government that allows the states and local government to thrive and to shine. about unfunded mandates and decisions made in washington that will affect the way businesses operate here in illinois. that is the public policy agenda that i learned from my dad growing up watching him. it can adversely effect and create jobs. how many say that we need new jobs, we need to grow our economy?...
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the government there has predict next year's economy will worsen. we'll see more of a recession there. the economy they say will shrink. the debts are a lot worse than first thought. and that means some very tough decisions ahead for the greek government. they have got to meet new austerity conditions for bailout terms that have to be renegotiated. and that means a lot more frustration for the greek people. also in greece, of course, about 25% there too are unemployed, about a similar figure to spain. in recent months of course we're also seeing greeks protesting in athens. they don't see any hope for the future. no prospects. many greeks there living in poverty with no hope of a job. there is some small hope in the european gloom. german economy does remain strong. unemployment there is the lowest in europe. here in the u.k. the recession is officially over. only just so. certainly will take a lot longer for the economy here to rover properly, jon. jon: more bad economic news on the horizon. and i wouldn't be surprised if we see more riots as well.
the government there has predict next year's economy will worsen. we'll see more of a recession there. the economy they say will shrink. the debts are a lot worse than first thought. and that means some very tough decisions ahead for the greek government. they have got to meet new austerity conditions for bailout terms that have to be renegotiated. and that means a lot more frustration for the greek people. also in greece, of course, about 25% there too are unemployed, about a similar figure to...